The Contestant (2023)
The naked truth about the world's first reality star.
2023 · R · 1h 31m · Documentary
Genres: Documentary
The incredible true story of a man who lived for 15 months trapped inside a small room, naked, starving and alone... and completely unaware that his life was being broadcast on national TV in Japan, to over 15 million viewers a week.
Director: Clair Titley
Writers: Clair Titley
Cinematography: Mikul Eriksson
Editor: Rachel Meyrick, Katie Bryer
Rated 6.9/10 by 59 viewers
Cast
Nasubi as SelfToshio Tsuchiya as SelfKazuko Hamatsu as SelfSeiichi Hirai as SelfHarutaro Kagawa as SelfJuliet Hindell as SelfIkuyo Hamatsu as SelfJun Anzai as SelfKenji Kondo as SelfFred Armisen as Denpa Shonen Narrator (voice)Takehiro Hira as Nasubi's Diary (voice)More like this
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